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Hate most of the characters in this show. Acting is pretty great, story has legs, but not beyond 1 season. Sure they will find a way to drag it out.

On to the juicy stuff, lilfucker deserved it. His parents are hopelessly broken, and just generally terrible people. Guy that does the slappin is an asshole in his own right, and although he put a lil more pepper on it than he should have, kid had it coming.

It's a one-shot season.

And I want to slap the entire fucking cast.

Fixed the title to make it the actual stupid fucking title that was given to this.

I will not watch it.

The premise is dumber than shit.

Get this off TV.

What is this ?

Apparently it is a show about some dude who slaps another dude's six year old at a BBQ and how it turns into some kind of Hatfueld and McCoy battle in a courtroom. Starting Uma Thurman, new Spock, and a couple other "how much money did NBC throw at this stupid premise?" actors.

At least, that is what the commercial I saw 14 times during the SuperBowl led me to believe....

Wow.  That sounds really, really silly.

...the fuck?

1) That's what they said about "The Following" too.  Ratings can give additional seasons to even the thinnest of plots. (Season 3, starting this week!)

2) If anyone here has a possibility of doing so, it's you. Please do.

The thing I read about it when I saw the first ad said it was about "The TABOO" of physical punishment coupled to 'where is the line' when it comes to making other people's kids behave.

Good writing might be able to address the grey areas of social responsibility and the taboo of corporal punishment. You don't get good writing on networks, you get formulas.

This. Times 50 fucking slaps.

I believe this show is an adaptation of the book by the same name. Buy yeah, the premise sounds silly.

This is a US remake of a quality Australian drama, based on a best-selling Australian novel.

I disliked the book as there were no likeable characters. I liked the Australian TV series as it was well written and acted, repairing what was wrong with the book for me.

Sounds like as usual they should just have played you it in our accent.

Ah, that explains it then.  When the US tries to crib shows from other cultures, it almost always ends up massive Fail.

With the exception of The Office, which became watchable compared to the original shitfest.

In Treatment was superb.

Not familiar, sorry.

I'll look it up.

Official site (http://www.abc.net.au/tv/theslap/) for the original Aussie version.

OTOH it doesn't have zombies, superheroes or sci-fi, so what are any of us doing here.

I came here to say this. See also Mad Max which should never have been dubbed (but at least it wasn't an adaptation).

Considering everybody here is hating on the premise/story of the show, and not on the acting or anything, I highly doubt the Aussie version would be any better recieved.

Aussies tend to be more reserved than Americans in their praise. Also, although we are culturally similar and have a strong US influence in pop culture, I've noticed that there is a different mindset when it comes to appreciating Aussie (and UK) TV and film.

Also, Cricket > Baseball, League/Union/AFL > American Football (Soccer is ok)

Vegemite > all

I really tried to like In Treatment, but I really don't get why some of these people think they need a Psychiatrist for their petty problems. Maybe going there is a more casual thing for Americans? Also, the doctor is extremely unprofessional, but that may be a point of the series.

The Slap, i don't even get the premise.

I watched the first one because it sounded like it could have been interesting. Hate just about every character, though, some more than others, but I can overlook that - in fact, it could be a bonus if the writing was any good. The dialog is just awful - even the cast can't make up for that shit.

i enjoy House of Cards myself.

Two people on the cast have been slapped.

They're not sure why.

It's Good.  I enjoyed the original more.

You yankin our chain?

I think the acting and writing are superb. As has already been said though, every character is a cunt. Not sure where the Aussie version could have improved here.

Kind of a bad example.  From what I can see, the name of the show, and that they both deal with politics, are the only things at all they share in common.  They didn't try to transfer over any characters or any of the originals plot lines, did they?

Not yanking chains. That said, I'm pretty sure I blew my wad on that favor I called in.

Eh, they brought over a fair bit.  Breaking the fourth wall, the Zoe Barnes character, Underwood/Urquhart's ultimate goal and setup for the series.  They changed names around and significantly lengthened it, but the first season is like the original in a variety of ways.

I prefer the Netflix version, but they're both great.

Next time I get sent to the NYC office, I owe you a beer or three.